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Breakdown of McGregor vs. Holloway

Hey guys a lot of you have been asking me to post more work here so I decided to throw up a breakdown piece, I usually do 4 articles a week for work but don't want to spam the forum with my shit ,so let me know if you want me to post more stuff here.

he has earned a purple belt in BJJ from his mentor John Kavanagh, which means he will be very hard to finish if the fight hits the canvas

I disagree with you on this one.
He has lost by submission 2 times, both times in 30 seconds. His purple belt is OK but there are many black belts in the UFC.
And in some of his fights, despite that he won, he was in positions where good BJJ fighters would put him in a lot of trouble.
He will lose to a good wrestler or BJJ fighter.

I really believe that people like Bill Murray or John Belushi are just as great and just as valid as Robert De Niro or Al Pacino. And I don't think you can say One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) is a better movie than Animal House (1978); they're different genres. I think they're both examples of great craftsmanship.

And yes, McGregor most likely is going to win this fight. But I do not see him beating the Top fighters, there is a lot of hype around him; maybe because he is Irish, maybe because he has an exciting striking style, maybe because of his motivational quotes.
But guys as promising as him, we have seen a lot. So far I have seen no reason to consider him a future great. At least he is still young

I disagree with you on this one.
He has lost by submission 2 times, both times in 30 seconds. His purple belt is OK but there are many black belts in the UFC.
And in some of his fights, despite that he won, he was in positions where good BJJ fighters would put him in a lot of trouble.
He will lose to a good wrestler or BJJ fighter.

I actually think that McGregor's striking style is, in some ways, a factor that might help him when it comes to facing high level wrestlers.

If we look back to the Robert Whittaker vs Colton Smith fight, we saw a fight that stylistically was a tough one for Whittaker. However, Whittaker kept his lead hand low, ready to get an undertook should Colton shoot. This, combined with a powerful uppercut (which McGregor favours too) and some knees, make for great deterrents.

McGregor hangs his hands low a great deal, but also likes to throw a whole load of flashy kicks. If he could resist the urge to throw high-risk kicks, he could make for a tough target to take down.

He did say this fight ehh.. Holloway doesn't posses the grand game to stop Conor there.

I really believe that people like Bill Murray or John Belushi are just as great and just as valid as Robert De Niro or Al Pacino. And I don't think you can say One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) is a better movie than Animal House (1978); they're different genres. I think they're both examples of great craftsmanship.